Enormous, P. (Female.) 
MEDIUM TO LATE. Pistillate. It is all its 
name implies, as it is enormous, both in size and pro- 
ductiveness; the berries are rather broad, wedge-shaped, 
and of good quality; it has a pretty crimson-colored 
surface with dark yellow seeds; the calyx is light green 
and lies flat on the berry; the stem remains a bright 
green after the berries are picked. This helps to re- 
tain a fresh appearance in the fruit. The inner part of 
the berry is deep pink; it is mild in flavor and quite 
juicy; it is a splendid variety to grow for family trade, 
as its large size and richness helps to get new customers, 
and old ones will keep buying without coaxing. 
The foliage is very large, with a broad, nearly round, 
light green leaf and short heavy fruit stems, but not 
strong enough to hold their big load of berries off the 
ground; they must be mulched to keep them clean. 
Grow them in double hedge rows on any soil that is 
rich enough to produce a good crop of corn or potatoes, 
give plenty of cultivation and you will be well paid at 
fruiting time. It it now going through the eleventh 
year of selection and restriction; therefore, we are not 
afraid to stand by it. 
The demand for Enormous is increasing every year, 
and we find it difficult to grow enough of them, but 
our stock of plants is larger and finer than ever this 
year, and we feel confident that all orders can be filled 
without disappointment to anyone. 
pROF. WILLET M. HAYES, Assistant Secretary 
of the Department of Agriculture, who has done 
so much to improve and increase the yield of wheat by 
breeding, recently said in an address that the fruit pro- 
duction of this country is about $15,000,000 per year, 
and that this yield could be increased 10 per cent with 
not more than I per cent increase in expense, if the 
proper effort is made. It is along the line of economic 
production that the fruit grower should work. It 
means more and better fniit, produced at less cost; and 
these result in greater satisfaction alike to producer and 
consumer. 
President, P. (Female.) 
VERY LATE. Pistillate. Just cast your eye on 
the picture, which is a perfect likeness of our straw- 
berry President. We would not dare show its beau- 
tiful colors of mottled pink and red, which extend en- 
tirely through the berry, lest our stock of plants 
should prove inadequate to the demand. No one who 
sees the fruit but admires and wants it. The berries 
are large red, almost round; every one of them has a 
dimpled end, which well compares with a dimple in a 
pretty girl's chin. It has the smallest calyx we have 
seen on such a large berry. The seeds are brown and 
yellow and give a pretty, sparkling effect to the berry. 
It is very rich and meaty, just the kind to serve with 
stems, or in any other dainty and attractive manner to 
which the strawberry is peculiarly adapted. It is sure- 
ly a valuable variety to grow for late market. Its pro- 
ductiveness, bigness and rich flavor has made it a 
favorite wherever grown. No trouble to find buyers 
for such fancy berries as President. Do not be back- 
ward in naming a good price; the grower of choice 
fruit is worthy of a fair profit as well as fame. 
The President makes a very large foliage of light 
green; its bloom is I arger than is generally seen on pistil- 
lates. It is a variety easily controlled in the fruiting 
bed, as i j runners do not form abundantly. If the 
plants are set thirty inches apart in the row, it will be 
a small job to keep the runners off after the double 
hedge row has been formed; and this is the most profit- 
able way to grow them. Give the soil a good dress- 
ing of manure; the increase in berries will pay the bill. 
Pack the top layer of berries with stems down, show- 
ing only the end with the big dimple and they will 
make a show worth seeing. This is the third year of 
selection, watching all points closely, and the good 
ones are many. Our strain of plants has created much 
interest among our patrons as well as on our own 
grounds. 
I AM glad to say," writes Mason Hamilton of Car- 
* lisle, Ky. , "that the plants I got from you bore 
remarkably well. I counted 124 berries on one plant. " 
